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Re:Now your car is a cybersecurity risk, too by paulryanrogers on Friday May 21, 2021 @11:15AM (#27235118)
Exactly. Why are they not air gapping everything that controls the multi-ton beast?
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Re:Now your car is a cybersecurity risk, too by mysterydip on Friday May 21, 2021 @11:45AM (#27235527)
Short answer: because it was easier.
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Re:Now your car is a cybersecurity risk, too by paulryanrogers on Friday May 21, 2021 @09:19PM (#27242247)
Aren't vehicles and their safety capabilities regulated? Just because new cars are fly-by-wire shouldn't mean the control mechanisms are suddenly exempt.

Steering wheels made of cardboard would be easier to manufacture, yet they'd fail safety inspection.

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